Eagle-eyed EastEnders fans spot gaffe in Hayley Slater’s hospital dash

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by Emma Dodds |
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EastEnders viewers have been left baffled after last night's episode (5th Nov) saw Hayley Slater run out of hospital with her baby. In terrifying scenes during the Halloween episode (30th Oct), Hayley was left to give birth on her own - and the soap ended with her willing her baby to take its first breath.

Thankfully, viewers breathed a sigh of relief after Hayley was taken to hospital and her baby was revived during Friday's episode (2nd Nov). However, some eagle-eyed viewers remembered that Hayley had been taken into hospital at night - so the sky was dark when she then tried to escape the hospital with her baby at the end of the show.

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©Hayley began to escape the hospital during Friday's episode © BBC

But when she then emerged at the hospital entrance last night, it was broad daylight - leaving many to question how big the hospital must be if it took all night for her to leave! Many took to Twitter to air their confusion.

One wrote, 'I can't stop thinking about how long it took for Hayley to leave the hospital,' as another added, 'So it took Hayley all weekend to escape the hospital. Walford General must be the size of the TARDIS if this was the case,' and another commented, 'Took Hayley the whole weekend to get out the hospital.'

Swipe through to see all the EastEnders spoilers you need to know for this week...

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Bev tries to put Hayley off motherhood

Hayley feels ecstatic when she manages to settle her daughter.

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Bev comes up with a cunning plan

Later while Hayley goes outside to get some fresh air, Bev takes a picture of the baby – hatching a cunning plan.

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Elsewhere Kat surprises Hayley with her arrival and demands to know what's going on.

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But keen to put her daughter off motherhood, Bev keeps criticising her techniques.

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Kat discovers the truth about Bev's plan

When Bev appears, Kat doesn't hold back knowing she's behind the idea.

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Alfie returns to the square

Later on, Kat calls Alfie and follows his instructions but is shocked when she discovers him waiting for her alone. Unfortunately he didn't rock up to the square with good news, he reveals that the boys are still in Spain and a fuious Kat breaks down. When Alfie tries to explain what's happened, Kat makes a big decision – what will it be?

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Once alone, Bev offers Kat a cut of the money if she gets Hayley on board.

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Hayley finally opens up and admits that Bev wants her to give up her baby.

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Bev then tries to convince her daughter she's doing what's best for the baby – will Hayley agree?

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Later on, Hayley secretly calls Jean but they're both unaware that Bev and Kat are listening to their conversation. Shortly after Bev bumps into Jean at the train station and warns her to stay away from her daughter.

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Hayley is then horrified when she returns home and overhears her mum's strange suggestion on the phone.

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As things escalate, Hayley leaves.

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Ruby moves out of the Slater house

Elsewhere Ruby overhears Martin and thinks she's outstayed her welcome, and even though Stacey tries to convince her that it's Max who has to go, Ruby decides to leave. Following all the drama with Hayley and her daughter, Kat gets thinking and reaches out to a loved one…

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Jean defends Hayley

Meanwhile, tension rises as poor Martin Fowler struggles to cope in their overcrowded house. And when everyone keeps asking Hayley about the baby daddy, Jean is quick to shut them all down and defend her.

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Stacey pulls in a favour from Jack and is thrilled to tell her BFF Ruby that she's landed her one of Jack's flats.

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Towards the end of the week, Kat is stunned when her estranged husband Alfie video calls her, needing a favour. Not knowing what to do about Alfie's mysterious phone call, she decides to support a nervous Hayley instead as she's due to have a social worker visit.

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While at hospital Rainie learns that Abi is with social services and after realising it's her fault, she decides to press charges against her mum for their fight.

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Max takes baby Abi

When Ian returns to his house and sees the pair at each other's throats, Max takes baby Abi and leaves them to it. Later, he returns and attempts to get his granddaughter's things but he's left devastated when the police arrive to take Abi.

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Elsewhere a guilty Rainie tries to apologise to her 'husband' but he refuses to believe they'll gain custody of baby Abi. After trying to figure out how Cora knows the truth, he decides to deny all of her claims.

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Max and Rainie make a startling discovery

Max and Rainie have a bad start to the week when they discover Cora's statement from her solicitor states not only is their marriage fake but that Rainie and Jack slept together.Eek!

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Cora publicly slams Max and Rainie

Things take a turn for the worse when Cora tells Rainie and Max son home truths in The Vic and Rainie sees red! When things kick off in the pub, Max is forced to calm his wife' down.

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Things get physical between Rainie and Cora

Further on in the week, Max heads on over to Ian Beale's house to see his granddaughter but finds Rainie attempting to apologise to Cora and insisting they all do what's right for Abi. Unfortunately things don't go well as Cora refuses to accept her daughter's apology and after lashing out at her she leaves Rainie injured.Oh boy.

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A furious Max confronts his brother who admits it's true.

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Later on after Rainie and Max apologise for all the drama they've caused he admits he won't support Cora's application. However despite the happy news, it's clear that Max is not over everything Rainie's throughout the week and delivers some harsh truths to her.

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He later worries about Rainie's statement to the police – will she still support Max and press charges against her mum?

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Bernadette worries about Keegan

Over to the Taylor household and Bernadette continues to grow concerned about Keegan's strange behaviour and decides to open up to Tiffany Butcher.

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Later on in the week, Karen supports her reluctant son at his counselling session.

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Tiffany makes a new friend

While Tiffany is in McKlunky's she'll stumble across a feisty new girl called Evie and impressed by her boldness, the pair end up bonding over lunch.

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The pair later go shopping together but Tiff is left devastated about her new friend when she learns the truth about her…

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Towards the end of the week the pair discuss funeral plans with Jay and following a trip down memory lane, Dot encourages him to visit his parent's grave.

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However they're both left horrified when they arrive and see that it's been vandalised.

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Finally, Dot receives a letter from Doctor Legg and fears the worst but is left relieved when her old friend explains what he really meant in the letter.

But that wasn't the only gripe of EastEnders fans regarding Hayley - many also wondered aloud why Hayley wouldn't have just left the baby in hospital if she didn't want to care for her, rather than taking her only to dump her outside.

One baffled viewer wrote, 'Hayley you could have just left the baby in the hospital instead you leave her in the cold on somebody's doorstep,' and another questioned, 'Oh no Hayley! Why take your beautiful baby from the safety of a hospital, and then end up dumping her?!'

EastEnders airs on Mondays and Fridays at 8pm, and Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One.

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